Recent content by faithfulfrank

thank you. Yes, I remember now that with a CYA level of 45 I need a shock level of almost 20ppm. I just added some more Chlorine. thanks again! Frank

Hello all. I've had a 30' AG pool, dished with a 1hp pump and a 150 lb sand filter. I've been a BBB guy for years and have prided myself on my perfect looking pool. Friends know my pool is always the clearest, etc, and I try to help many other friends who have pools with the BBB method. Anyway...

Wow......I had the same problem this year.....took me a few days to get the pool from green to clear enough to see the bottom. Saw a good amount of dirt, etc down there, so I started the automatic vacuum. It was sucking up fine, but when I went to backwash it the water seemed not that dirty...

Re: Caution!!!on buying cheap prices on bleach at Discount S Our local pool store has 5 gallon big square jugs of 12.5% for $14.95 in returnable deposit jugs. I used to do Aldi's, but the tons of jugs got to be too much of a pain. Frank

Well, I just got home from work, so I went out to play. I tightened the suction side in a few places, and I took off the big plastic nipple that screwed into the bottom of the skimmer basket. I first had to figure out how to stop up the hole so I would not lose 6" of water....I used a ball. I...

Thanks Dave ! After thinking about this a bit, I am convinced I have a sucking air problem somewhere. I do hear a gurgling/sucking noise just under the skimmer basket, (I JUST found). Also, I hear a gurgling, air trapped, "jumping pebbles" sound in the multiport valve, like trapped air...

I went back out there and played some more. I took the top off the sand filter and checked the o-ring. I also scooped a few handfuls of cottonwood cotton off the top of the new sand. Retightened everything and backwashed, and vacuumed again. It was a tiny bit better, but the psi is still the...

Hey Adam, Great to see you here.....I remembered these pics from the OPE forum! Frank D.

Hello all, I seem to have a problem this year with my 30' AG pool that I have never had before. This year for the first time, I decided to replace the sand in my sand filter. I have a 1hp pump with a 150 lb. sand filter. It has always worked fine. This year after I changed the sand, it seems to...

Thanks ktdave! Actually, I'm in Batavia....30 minutes from both Rochester and Buffalo....... thanks for the tip...I have a photobucket account and will post some pics in the picture section soon. Your pool sounds nice! We just bought a retirement home in Florida....I cannot imagine being able...

Hello all, For years I've been a member of poolforum.com......from there, i saw a post about this new site. Good to be here. I live in western NY, and have a 30' AG pool with a big, beautiful, all vinyl deck. I designed and built it myself, and installed the pool myself also. Actually, I...